...Tasuku Hashimoto was taken off the active roster on Friday after being diagnosed with fractured right rib and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. Hashimoto apparently suffered the injury when he was hit by a pitch on his right flank on the 18th against the Hanshin Tigers.

...Seem Shun Yamaguchi was doing more than just working on throwing to the inside corners to left-handed hitters during his BP on Thursday. Pitching coach Hiroki Nomura's advice on how to pitch toNorichika Aoki: hit the outside corners with the slider. Yamaguchi will move away from using his fastball as his out pitch and instead rely on his off-speed pitches.

...Tomokazu Ohkahasn't been feeling very satisfied with his Ni-gun outings so far. But it seems the team may "rush him" to the Ichi-gun roster (because they have no other choice) for their upcoming 9-game schedule that begins on the 27th. The Bay Stars rotation currently includes 5 starters: Stephen Randolph, Hayato Terahara, Naoyuki Shimizu, Daisuke Miura, and Shigeru Kaga. Having one more starter would certainly allow the team a little more breathing room.